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Should he be offered a new contract? Where the difficulty comes in is: how long?

I would expect the player to look for a least a two-year deal because to be fair to him he has come in and done a good job, so far, and he has put himself in the shop window. Other clubs will have taken note.

A possible dilemma for Derby is that Tom Huddlestone is on a two-year deal with the option of a third while George Thorne is out of contract in the summer and that is another contract issue for the club.

Some of the criticisms, some of the observations about the make-up of the midfield department is that the three players mentioned are quite similar. They are all comfortable on the ball, they move it simply and sensibly.